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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Clifton E. "Gene" Black of Taylorville, |
| 4 | | who passed away on September 27, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was born on August 25, 1931 in |
| 6 | | Haleyville, Alabama; his parents were William Isaac and Grace |
| 7 | | Black; he married Carol Mathon on June 5, 1955 in Taylorville; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a veteran of the United States |
| 10 | | Army and was stationed in Germany; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, As a young man, Clifton Black was a broadcast |
| 12 | | engineer for WTIM in Taylorville and WMAY in Springfield and a |
| 13 | | television repairman at Higgason TV and Appliance; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black and his wife spent many hours |
| 15 | | remodeling houses for his children and grandchildren, which |
| 16 | | taught them the value of hard work and dedication; in his later |
| 17 | | years, he became the project manager of house remodeling and |
| 18 | | new construction builds, watching his family follow in his |
| 19 | | footsteps; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan and |
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| 1 | | enjoyed watching them win their 100th game this season; he also |
| 2 | | enjoyed spending time with his family; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was preceded in death by his |
| 4 | | parents; three brothers; and one sister; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black is survived by his wife of 61 years, |
| 6 | | Carol Black; his children, Susan (George) Calvert, Jane |
| 7 | | Griffith, Doug (Carla) Black, Lisa (Dan) Nieves, and Lori |
| 8 | | Smothers; his grandchildren, Amy (Ben) Winans, Aaron (fiancee |
| 9 | | Malissa) Calvert, Keri (Lee) Mateer, Kati Griffith, Ryne |
| 10 | | Griffith, Blake Thomas, Connor Black, Jodi (Aaron) Acree, |
| 11 | | Cassidy Nieves, Reagan Nieves, Adan Nieves, Livia Nieves, Jesse |
| 12 | | (Kayla) Smothers, and Jacob Smothers; his great-grandchildren, |
| 13 | | Eric, Travis, and Lilly Winans, Ellee, Emlyn, Eileen, and |
| 14 | | Eloise Mateer, Carter Thomas, Jayden, Adalyn, and Amelia Acree, |
| 15 | | and Ryker and Hadley Smothers; his sisters, Marie Marbutt, Faye |
| 16 | | (Leon) Patterson, and Joan (Jerry) Pinta; and many nieces and |
| 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clifton E. "Gene" |
| 21 | | Black; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |